Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 400
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
       (Hays) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 19 - 52
    4  and insert:
    5         (2)(a) The secretary shall appoint There shall be three
    6  deputy secretaries who are to be appointed by and shall serve at
    7  the pleasure of the secretary. The secretary may assign any
    8  deputy secretary the responsibility to supervise, coordinate,
    9  and formulate policy for any division, office, or district.
   10         (b) The secretary shall appoint a general counsel who is
   11  directly responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the
   12  secretary. The general counsel is responsible for all legal
   13  matters of the department.
   14         (c) The secretary may establish divisions as he or she
   15  deems necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the
   16  department, including, but not limited to, the following areas
   17  of program responsibility: water resources management,
   18  regulatory programs, and lands and recreation. The divisions
   19  shall be headed by directors, each of whom is to be appointed by
   20  and serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The Division of
   21  State Lands is established within the department, the director
   22  of which is to be appointed by the secretary, subject to
   23  confirmation by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of
   24  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
   25         (d) Offices may be established as deemed necessary to
   26  promote the efficient and effective operation of the department.
   27  The secretary may combine, separate, or delete offices as
   28  necessary in consultation with the Executive Office of the
   29  Governor. The following special offices shall be are established
   30  and headed by managers, each of whom is to be appointed by and
   31  serve at the pleasure of the secretary:
   32         1. Office of Chief of Staff;
   33         2. Office of General Counsel;
   34         3. Office of Inspector General;
   35         4. Office of External Affairs;
   36         5. Office of Legislative Affairs;
   37         6. Office of Intergovernmental Programs; and
   38         7. Office of Greenways and Trails.
   39         8. Office of Emergency Response.
   40         (e)(b) There shall be six administrative districts involved
   41  in regulatory matters, such as of waste management, water
   42  resource management, wetlands, and air resources. The districts,
   43  which shall be
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   46  And the title is amended as follows:
   47         Delete lines 4 - 5
   48  and insert:
   49         20.255, F.S.; requiring the secretary of the
   50         Department of Environmental Protection to appoint a
   51         general counsel; authorizing the secretary to
   52         establish